Manifolding device.



G. F. HUTOHINGS.

MANIFOLDING DEVICE. I

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 10, 1908.

954,102. Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

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GEORGE F. HU'ICHINGS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

MANIFOLDING DEVICE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. HUToH- mes, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inManifolding Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in manifolding devices forduplicating writing on record sheets, receipt cards, &c., and theinvention embraces a holder for securing the record sheets and thereceipt cards in proper relation to each other preparatory to beingwritten on, a primary clamping member which assists the holderinsecuring the record sheets and the receipt cards in proper relation toeach other, a secondary clamping member which assists the primaryclamping member in holding the record sheets after they have beenwritten on, and a base to which the holder and the primary clampingmember are secured, and which also affords an arm-rest for the clerk whofills in the record sheets and the receipt cards.

The device is particularly adapted for use in the registry department ofthe postal service, as by its use considerable time can be saved infilling in receipt cards, and record sheets of the same.

The device may also be employed to ad vantage as a temporary file forholding the filled-in record sheets until a suflicient number haveaccumulated to warranttheir permanent filing.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will nowbe made to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the invention. Fig. 2represents a central vertical section of the invention.

In constructing the device I employ a base 1, which is of sufficientlength to afford an arm-rest for the clerk while filling-in the recordsheets and the receipt cards. The intermediate portion of said base isprovided with a holder for securing the record sheets A and the receiptcards in proper relation to each other. Said holder consists of a bottomportion 2, and marginal flanges 3 and 4, which latter is considerablylower Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 10, 1908.

Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

Serial No. 457,068.

than the former, to avoid interfering with the clerks hand when fillingin the record sheets and the receipt cards. Flange 4 is cut out at itscentral portion 4 and a depression 5 is formed in the base beneath saidcut-out portion, so that the clerk may insert his thumb beneath eachrecord sheet preparatory to removing the same from the holder after ithas been filled in.

The holder is assisted in securing the sheets and the cards in properrelation to each other by a pair of pins 6, projecting upwardly from thebase. The holder is further assisted in securing the sheets and thecards in position by a primary clamping member 7 which ispivotally-mounted upon the base, it being provided with rearwardlyturnedears 8,'which are pivotally secured to a pair of cars 9, secured to theupper portion of the base. The primary clamping member 7 also acts as afile in holding the record sheets after they have been filled in, andfor that purpose it is provided with marginal flanges 10, and asecondary clamp ing member 11, which latter is pivotallysecured to apair of ears 12, projecting forwardly from a handle 13 of the primaryclamping member. The lower'ends of the clamping members 7 and 11 areheld down upon the sheets by'springs 14 and 15, respectively. I

In practice the holder is supplied with a number of receipt cards,record sheets, and a carbon sheet, and after a record sheet has beenfilled in, its upper end is left below the primary clamping member whileits lower free end is turned upward and placed beneath the secondaryclamping member 11, as shown in Fig. 2. Each succeeding record sheet,after being filled in, is disposed of in the same manner until asufficient number have accumulated to warrant their being permanentlyfiled away.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is A device of thecharacter described consisting of a base, a holder secured to theintermediate portion of said base and provided with marginal flanges forholding sheets and cards in proper relation to each other, a primaryclamping member mounted on the base above said holder to assist inholding the sheets and cards, said clamping member being provided Withmarginal fiangesto protect the edges of the sheets when turned back uponsaid member, and a secondary clamping member mounted near the upper endof a primary clamping memher to assist in holding the sheets turned Intestimony whereof I affix my signature,

in the presence of two Witnesses.

GEORGE F. HUTCHINGS. Vitnesses F. G. F IsoHER, M. Cox.

